In his Caribbean island castle, wise old Boris von Frankenstein (voiced by Boris Karloff) discovers the secret of total destruction. The famous Baron, who discovered the secret of creation with his "Frankenstein" monster, decides to celebrate his latest discovery with a "Mad Monster Party". Frankenstein, Dracula, The Werewolf, The Mummy, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The Creature (from the Black Lagoon), The Hunchback of Notre Dame, "It" (King Kong) and the Invisible Man are among those attending. For this appearance, the Frankenstein monster's fright-wigged mate (voiced by Phyllis Diller) sings "You're Different" and stands by her man...
Also invited is the Baron's nerdy pharmacist nephew Felix Flankin (voiced by Allen Swift). Sounding like Jimmy Stewart, "Felix" is chosen to inherit his uncle's fortune. However, the Baron's busty assistant Francesca (voiced by Gale Garnett) covets the estate for herself. This is a visually appealing "stop-action" animation (aka "Claymation") film by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. The classic figures are nicely done. Mr. Swift does well impersonating most of the characters, including a butler patterned after Peter Lorre. But after the party begins, the novelty begins to wear thin. The story gets lost searching for things to fit the running time.
***** Mad Monster Party? (3/8/67) Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. ~ Allen Swift, Boris Karloff, Phyllis Diller, Gale Garnett
Also invited is the Baron's nerdy pharmacist nephew Felix Flankin (voiced by Allen Swift). Sounding like Jimmy Stewart, "Felix" is chosen to inherit his uncle's fortune. However, the Baron's busty assistant Francesca (voiced by Gale Garnett) covets the estate for herself. This is a visually appealing "stop-action" animation (aka "Claymation") film by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. The classic figures are nicely done. Mr. Swift does well impersonating most of the characters, including a butler patterned after Peter Lorre. But after the party begins, the novelty begins to wear thin. The story gets lost searching for things to fit the running time.
***** Mad Monster Party? (3/8/67) Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. ~ Allen Swift, Boris Karloff, Phyllis Diller, Gale Garnett